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Thank you for your interest in filling out a survey on MERITOCTRATIC OSS LEADERSHIP. The leaders mentioned in the questions should not be confused with "managers", "bosses" or "dictators". The findings of this study will be freely provided online and to Apache Software Foundation and Open Source Developers for future training programs.

PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOR A SINGLE TEAM THAT YOU CURRENTLY FOLLOW CLOSELY OR PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY.

The names of the survey participants and the identified leaders will not be reported. This information is requested to collect additional demographic data, in order to keep the survey short.

For the results of this study and for our earlier publications on Open Source, please check out http://floss.syr.eduFor researcher profile, please check out http://ischool.syr.edu/facstaff/member.aspx?id=588 OR http://www.rug.nl/staff/u.y.eseryel/

Photo Courtesy: Ted Leung (ApacheCon 2007)

1. Please answer these questions on the success of the project you choose for this study.

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

Not Applicable

The project development is now very active

Please answer these questions on the success of the project you choose for this study. The project development is now very active Strongly Disagree

The project development is now very active Disagree

The project development is now very active Neutral

The project development is now very active Agree

The project development is now very active Strongly Agree

The project development is now very active Not Applicable

The project attracts new developers

The project attracts new developers Strongly Disagree

The project attracts new developers Disagree

The project attracts new developers Neutral

The project attracts new developers Agree

The project attracts new developers Strongly Agree

The project attracts new developers Not Applicable

Code quality is high

Code quality is high Strongly Disagree

Code quality is high Disagree

Code quality is high Neutral

Code quality is high Agree

Code quality is high Strongly Agree

Code quality is high Not Applicable

The project has many users

The project has many users Strongly Disagree

The project has many users Disagree

The project has many users Neutral

The project has many users Agree

The project has many users Strongly Agree

The project has many users Not Applicable

The project has a large market share in the industry

The project has a large market share in the industry Strongly Disagree

The project has a large market share in the industry Disagree

The project has a large market share in the industry Neutral

The project has a large market share in the industry Agree

The project has a large market share in the industry Strongly Agree

The project has a large market share in the industry Not Applicable

2. Would you say that the OSS team you picked for this study has

Would you say that the OSS team you picked for this study has No leaders